Love Can Bloom In Any Season (Welcome To Autumn Edition) 

Happy Serenity Saturday! I hope and pray that each of you take some time out in the weekend to rest and rejuvenate. I know I definitely am. Last year, exactly around this time, I made September the beginning of my season of change. It was my NYE…early and it felt great. I left the Ex Factor and took Elijah up on his promising offer to be my man AND I started this blog! A year later, I left Elijah, still love the Ex Factor (even though I no longer believe he is THE ONE…if there is ever such a thing), AND I fell deeply in love with my blog and being a lifestyle blogger. I’ve definitely come full circle in a very unexpected way. Before I tell you what I’ve been wanting to share with you since yesterday, I want to update you on the Ex Factor and I. We still speak daily but ever since our last huge argument I’ve accepted the fact that I am in love with a FRIEND (the Ex Factor) and that’s all we will ever be. Don’t be sad for me. I tried very hard but if you aren’t the one for someone you just aren’t! So here I am in the beginning of another new season and no clue what to expect! If you remember from my earlier blogs, “I was crying and praying on the train minutes before Elijah introduced himself to me.” I thought he was bringing me a God sent new love and it just didn’t turn out that way. Elijah doesn’t even believe in God which is a huge deal breaker for me. I now know for certain that there is nothing in my past that will bring me true and everlasting love…so I look to the future…not searching…but always praying. And so I begin…prayed up in my new season. Now for why I’m writing this blog. Yesterday, in the nail salon, I met several interesting and fascinating women. One stuck out to me and we spoke the longest…as we were there for several hours. ? I truly believe that God puts random people in our lives at random moments to teach us a quick lesson or give us a reminder. The woman to my right, the one I spoke to the longest, was in her 40s and will be getting married for the first time…THIS November….to HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART!!!?? She said they stayed friends for over 20 years and realized they are the love of each other’s lives! Even with the wedding so close, she refuses to be a brideszilla nor get stressed out about some things not turning out the way she wanted. She said as long as it’s her and him at the altar…everything will be perfect! Love love love that! I hope her statement helps some upcoming brides calm their cool! It’s really about the everlasting love!!! Isn’t it wonderful that two people could meet so early in life and be there for each other for most of their adult lives (as friends) and now will be wed as husband and wife! Truly inspirational! This is the reason why waiting for our time (or God’s time…in my eyes) is so important. Sometimes I get so frustrated that I have to patiently wait for my careers to take off AND I have to patiently wait on true, loyal, trustworthy, and everlasting love!!! Most of the time I’m singing the “WHY ME” blues!? However, meeting this lady in the nail salon reminded me of why I need to wait on my season. Rushing God’s timing is never a good thing. So I wait and I wait…smiling…knowing that God’s promise is so faithful that two people HE brought together survived life’s ups and downs and are still choosing each other!?? Elijah was not the new season of love that I hoped for but that doesn’t mean my new season of love isn’t on its way. And isn’t everlasting love worth the wait? If you are single and waiting with me…don’t give up hope! One of us is about to cross over (be married to the love of her life after patiently waiting) and you just never know when it will be your turn! To Rasheeda, I say…God bless you and your fiancé! Kingston Expressions is sending good vibes, long lasting love, and an eternity of laughs your way! Thank you so much for sharing your story with me!? ~KJM on Serenity Saturday…saying welcome to your new season! Welcome to Autumn!?